Foot scraper



April 29, 1924.

o. L. MORsEN FOOT SCRAPER Filed Nov. 8, 1.922 r l/w/z/vra/e, a L M0255IY/ T/VESSES Arm i5.

Patented Apr. 2%, 192%.

OF AKRON, OHIO.

FOOT SCRAIPER.

Application filed November 8, 1922. Serial No. 599,665.

OSCAR LEONARD MORSEN, O'F AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO B. J".STERN,

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known thatI, OSCAR L. Monsnn, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Akron, in the county of Summit and 53 State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and Improved Foot Scraper, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description. I

This invention relates to improvements w in foot scrapers, an object ofthe invention being to provide a scraper for boots and shoes which mayfunction as a door mat or which may be exposed to the weather, and whichwill serve to clean the shoes or boots 1 by rubbing them across thedevice.

A; further object is to provide a foot scraper which will beselfcleaning in the sense that the particles will fall through the same andin the event of rain or the applica- 2 tion of water, the latter willflow through the device and from under the device to thoroughly cleansethe scraper.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations, and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a top plan view illustratingso my improved foot scraper.

Figure 2 is an edge view.

Figure 3 is an end view.

Figure 4 is a view in transverse section on the line 1- of Figure 1.

My improved foot scraper A, is preferably of general rectangular shapein plan, and comprises a series of parallel longitudinal webs 1 whichare connected by integral transverse webs 2. All of the webs are of a0tapering form in transverse section, being narrowest at their upperedges and tapering toward their lower edges.

The outside, or border, longitudinal and transverse webs 3 and 4:, andcertain other as longitudinal webs 1, are slightly deeper than the otherwebs, and serve to support the other webs above the floor or ground, andthe lower portions of these deeper webs 1, 3 and a, are provided withrecesses 5 to to allow water to flow freely from under the device andcarry with it dirt and particles which have settled between the webs.

I would call attention particularly to the fact that the upper edges ofthe intermediate transverse webs 2 are in a slightly lower plane thanthe upper edges of the longi tudinal webs, so that they do not interferewith the scraping action on the longitudinal webs.

In operation the shoe, or boot is scraped across the longitudinal websand the dirt will be scraped off and fall down between the webs. When itis desired to clean the vention, and hence I do not limit myself to theprecise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope ofthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a foot scraper, comprising aplurality of longitudinal and transverse integral webs of rubber andinverted V-shaped in cross section, the outside or border longitudinaland trans verse webs and certain of the intermediate longitudinal websbeing deeper than the other webs and provided in their lower edges withrecesses, the inner transverse webs having their upper edges in a lowerplane than the longitudinal webs.

2. A device of the character described,

comprising a series of longitudinal and transverse integral webs, all ofsaid webs having least width at their upper edges and tapering towardtheir lower edges, the intermediate transverse webs having their upperedges in a plane lower than the plane of the longitudinal webs and theout-side or border longitudinal and transverse webs deeper than theother webs supporting the device, and having recesses in their loweredges.

OSCAR LEONARD MORSEN.

